Staten Island felon back behind bars on auto-stripping charges

A felon from Staten Island will return to a familiar setting - state prison - after a judge today sentenced him to up to three years behind bars.

Last week, Henchausti Martinez, 38, of Castleton Corners, pleaded guilty in state Supreme Court, St. George, to a felony count of auto stripping, stemming from a June 21 arrest in Clifton.

According to prosecutors, cops responded to a Willow Avenue parking lot around 10:45 a.m. after the defendant was spotted lurking there. Officers found Martinez in the front seat of a 1997 Camaro clutching an iPod. Cops noticed the door lock had been popped out and discovered an assortment of burglary tools, prosecutors said.